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10/18/2024 Noon – 2:15pm Facilitated by: Lisa Cromer, Ph.D.

Summary:

Mindfulness is well-known to be effective as a stand-alone or adjunctive treatment for managing stress and anxiety. This talk focuses on compassion as a specific form of mindfulness. Compassion involves cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills that not only reduce negative mind states but which cultivate positive mind states and social connectedness. Compassion predicts psychological health and well-being. Equanimity, the ability to remain calm even during positive and negative stress, is explained as an achievable mind state for not only surviving school and career challenges and difficulties, but also for being a source of joy and freedom from suffering. Examples will demonstrate how to use compassion and equanimity in graduate school and during one’s early professional career. This approach can be useful for mentors, clinicians, and anyone wanting to learn about mindful approaches for resilience and resistance to adversity.

Learning objectives:

1. Identify how mindfulness approaches are complex and have multiple mechanisms of change
2. Define equanimity and understand why this is a state of resilience
3. Describe how compassion cultivation training promotes resilience
4. Identify three regular practices that can help to cultivate compassion and equanimity

2 CEUS: Oklahoma LPC, LADC (2 hrs. Mental Health), CADC, LCSW, LMFT and Case Management. Nursing certificate of participation. Pre-registration is required. Seating is limited. please refer questions to esachau@parksideinc.org. This is not an Ethics CEU.

About the Presenter: Lisa Cromer, Ph.D.

Dr. Lisa Cromer is a clinical psychologist and an associate professor of clinical psychology at The University of Tulsa where she teaches Diversity, Ethics, and Law, and Intervention Science. Dr Cromer was awarded the Outstanding Early Career Achievement in Trauma Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association, and recently received the Medicine Wheel Award for Outstanding Community Service. Dr. Cromer conducts trauma and resilience research focusing on helping people thrive through adversity; her prevention and intervention research emphasizes accessibility through telehealth.

Friday, October 18, 2024
Noon to 2:15 p.m. This workshop will be in the Parkside cafeteria. Lunch will be during the first 30 minutes of training and a 15 minute break will be provided later. $20 fee covers workshop, lunch and materials.

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Summary:

This workshop will provide Mental Health providers that are not medical in training with a basic understanding of the medications that are commonly prescribed to patients in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. Content will cover common indications, common dosages, side effects that may be seen, and some of the interactions that may occur and should be monitored for. This is not intended to be an exhaustive understanding of medications, and their functions, rather it will be an overview for nonmedical clinicians. The goal is to help the nonmedical provider to better understand the medication aspects of care for their patients.

Learning objectives:

1) After this lecture, attendees will have a basic knowledge of common psychiatric medications, dosages, and potential problems
2) Attendees will better understand the role that medication plays in the care of their patients.

1 CEUS: Oklahoma LPC, LADC (1 hrs. Mental Health), CADC, LCSW, LMFT, and Case Management. Nursing certificate of participation. Pre-registration is required.

About the Presenter: Dr. Zach Sullivan

Zach Sullivan D.O. is a Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic in Tulsa Oklahoma. He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed both his General Psychiatry Residency and his Child and Adolescent Fellowship training at University of Texas Houston.

Dr Sullivan has written academic papers and made presentations at both the American Academy of Child & Adolescent and at the American Psychiatric Association annual meetings. He enjoys teaching and was recipient of the 2020-21 DOME/School of Medicine Block Teaching Award for Integrated Neurosciences and the 2021-22 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Outstanding Clerkship Educator.

Friday, May 17, 2024
noon to 1:00 p.m. This workshop will be in the Parkside cafeteria. A cafeteria lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required. Late arrivals will not be admitted.

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Gail Flack, LCSW

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Summary:

As part of its commitment to the national Zero Suicide Initiative, Parkside is committed to using evidence-based, best-practice tools for treatment of suicide. Cultural competency has been a core value we have had to learn in training as clinicians. Cultural humility takes a more authentic approach to how and why we need to be more culturally humble as compared to competency. Cultural humility also plays a role in suicide and suicide prevention. Another theory of cultural sensitivity to suicide and suicide risk plays a key role in understanding the differences between culture and ethnicity.

Learning objectives:

1) To understand the differences between cultural humility and cultural competence in suicide risk.

2) To explore ethnic and cultural differences in approaches to suicide and the place of cultural humility within the scope of practice.

2 CEUS: Oklahoma LPC, LADC (2 hrs. Mental Health), CADC, LCSW, LMFT, and Case Management. Nursing certificate of participation. Pre-registration is required.

About the Presenter: Gail Flack, LCSW

Gail Flack is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who currently practices in the outpatient department at Parkside. Her past experience includes prior work on inpatient psychiatric treatment units, work in Community Mental Health, residential care and various nonprofit social service organizations. She is active with and current chair of Parkside’s “Zero Suicide” committee. Flack holds a Master’s of Social work degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Social Work, and is credentialed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Friday, March 22, 2024
noon to 2:00 p.m. This workshop will be in the Parkside cafeteria. $ 20 covers the session, lunch and materials.

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Gail Flack, LCSW

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Summary:

As part of its commitment to the national Zero Suicide Initiative, Parkside is committed to using evidence-based, best-practice tools for treatment of suicide. To meet this standard, all Parkside clinicians are trained in use of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) assessment tool, Stanley-Brown safety planning intervention, and Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM).

Zero Suicide training standards call for annual refresher training in an organization’s suicide assessment and treatment methods. This training provides a review of the C-SSRS assessment tool, Stanley-Brown safety planning intervention, and CALM interventions. The presenter will discuss Parkside-specific issues that have been identified through record reviews. Clinicians will be provided an opportunity to discuss their experiences with the methods and ask questions.

Learning objectives:

1) Clinicians will understand the dynamics of suicide risk; specifically, how failed belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and learned fearlessness interact to create suicide risk.
2) Clinicians will understand how to use the C-SSRS assessment tool to develop an accurate picture of a patient’s suicide risk.
3) Clinicians will understand use of the Stanley-Brown safety planning intervention and CALM interventions.

2 CEUS: Oklahoma LPC, LADC (2 hrs. Mental Health), CADC, LCSW, LMFT, and Case Management. Nursing certificate of participation. Pre-registration is required.

About the Presenter: Gail Flack, LCSW

Gail Flack is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who currently practices in the outpatient department at Parkside. Her past experience includes prior work on inpatient psychiatric treatment units, work in Community Mental Health, residential care and various nonprofit social service organizations. She is active with and current chair of Parkside’s “Zero Suicide” committee. Flack holds a Master’s of Social work degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Social Work, and is credentialed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Friday, February 23, 2024
noon to 2:00 p.m. This workshop will be in the Parkside cafeteria. $ 15 covers the session, lunch and materials.

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Facilitated by: Tiffany Couch, LMFT, LADC-S, ICPS

Summary:

Drumming is an excellent stress buster, a “calming energizer,” and it is a unique, fun, and powerful experience! Drumming can reduce burnout, enhance creativity, energize, connect people, create harmony and unity, has been scientifically proven to improve health and wellness, and much more. No musical talent or know-how is needed- it is easy and fun. In this interactive session we will explore how drumming and rhythm can be used in treatment and recovery as well as various ways to incorporate these tools into your sessions. You will get to experience the benefits through traditional West African techniques and songs as well as utilize unstructured techniques to create group rhythms. Come be a part of drummin’ up wellness!

Learning objectives:

1. Participants will experience the benefits of therapeutic drumming.

2. Participants will be exposed to structured and unstructured techniques for drumming in GT, IT, and FT.

3. Participants will learn ideas and resources for using these techniques with consumers and staff.

3 CEUS: Oklahoma LPC, LADC (3 hrs. Mental Health), CADC, LCSW, LMFT and Case Management. Nursing certificate of participation. Pre-registration is required. Seating is limited. please refer questions to esachau@parksideinc.org

About the Presenter: Tiffany Couch, LMFT, LADC-S, ICPS

Tiffany Couch is a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, LADC Supervisor, is an Internationally Certified Prevention Specialist and has been a Certified K-12 School Counselor. Tiffany currently serves as Clinical Director for Quest Counseling, LLC and owns Couch Consulting, LLC. Her past professional experiences include over 38 years of experience in the field of behavioral health and addiction as a clinician, administrator, and trainer. She incorporates experiential techniques with clients and in training other professionals. She is also the author of the book “Rosemary Rose, Tiffany’s Guide to Making Brighter Rainbows” and Co-author/photographer of “Come, Visit Me Softly” and she enjoys travel, photography, the outdoors, drumming, and music.

Friday, January 26, 2024
Noon to 3:15 p.m. This workshop will be in the Parkside cafeteria. Lunch will be during the first 30 minutes of training and a 15 minute break will be provided later. $15 fee covers workshop, lunch and any materials.

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